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Articles from the April 3, 2017 edition


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  • Blackjack hosts snowmobile races

    Apr 3, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - The Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge, presented by Moto Trax, was held at the Blackjack Ski Resort Saturday and Sunday. Tim Moon, assistant general manager of Blackjack said, "The event is open to the public with free admission. This is our second year hosting and we are already discussing doing it for a third year." The weather was warm and the sky was overcast Saturday, keeping the sun from blinding the racers and...

  • Wakefield VFW holds annual breakfast fundraiser Sunday

    Apr 3, 2017

    By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Veteran's of Foreign Wars held a breakfast buffet on Sunday morning. Attendees enjoyed an array of breakfast foods including biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, fried potatoes, sausage, eggs, breakfast burritos, coffee and juice, and a desert table. "It's been a busy day." said Volunteer Marsha Jurakovich, "People are very generous." The annual event helps to raise funds for the VFW. There is also a raffle held to...

  • Marijuana information expo, debate to be held

    Apr 3, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — Marijuana proponents on the Gogebic Range will hold a speaking and civic engagement event at the Bessemer City Hall on Saturday, April 8, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. The marijuana proponents are inviting locals to come to the auditorium at city hall to learn, engage, and discuss the benefits of marijuana to the city of Bessemer, across the entire socio-economic spectrum. The Saturday event is broken down into four blocks of time: —2:30-3:30 p.m.: Leisure information booths. —3:30-4:30 p.m.: Main p...

  • Community calendar

    Apr 3, 2017

    Monday, April 3 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield Seniors, 2 p.m., Wakefield Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next...

  • Susan J. Thomas

    Apr 3, 2017

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Susan J. Thomas, 66, of Montreal, died peacefully Friday evening, March 24, 2017, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, surrounded by her loving family. The former Susan Grandahl was born Feb. 6, 1951, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Reuben and Jean (Hauta) Grandahl. She attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1969. She was employed as a teacher's aide in the Hurley School District for 25 years,...